ArizonaSports.com’s very own Mark Asher penned a column today that pointed out the things that he now knows about the 2011 NFL season. The first item was this: The AZ Cardinals are a worse football team this year than they were last year. I got to thinking…is he right? Certainly we can point at the […]
The calendar turns to November, the month where a lot will be determined in the Pac-12. The bad part is that none of it will be determined this week. It’s a full slate of games in the conference for the second straight week, but none of them are all that exciting on paper. In fact, […]
It’s no secret the draft can lay the foundation for a successful football team, provided it nets an organization quality players year after year. That the Cardinals are struggling now should be no surprise, as the team has not landed enough impact players in recent years. According to Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic, mistakes […]
PHOENIX – Arizona Diamondbacks’ outfielder Gerardo Parra has been named the 2011 Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipient for National League leftfielder. The award recognizes the best defensive players at their respective positions as voted by Major League Baseball managers and coaches. Parra, 24, is the third D-backs player to win a Gold Glove Award joining […]
PHOENIX – With the 2011 season now firmly in the rear view mirror, the Arizona Diamondbacks will begin to address holes on their roster in the offseason. ESPN analyst Keith Law believes the team can improve their roster in a couple different areas including starting pitching. “I would not want to see them roll Joe […]
No one likes it when their plane arrives late. Friday though Dennis Erickson will insist on it. He wants a late—or later, arrival into Los Angeles to avoid the distractions that come with the nation’s second-largest city. “I think it can be a distraction if you let it be,” said Erickson. “We won’t let it […]
There is no doubt whom the “face of the franchise” is for the Arizona Cardinals. It’s Larry Fitzgerald. Not only is Fitzgerald one of the most talented and feared wide receivers in the league, but he’s also very visible as the Cardinals’ ambassador to the community. It’s for those reasons that general manager Rod Graves […]
Kevin Kolb suffered a turf toe injury Sunday in Baltimore, putting his Week 8 start at home against the Rams in jeopardy. The QB, who has passed for 1,706 yards, eight touchdowns and eight interceptions this season, would be replaced by second-year pro John Skelton, who started four games for the team last year, winning […]
The Cardinals, dinged up after their loss to the Ravens Sunday, needed to find a fullback to replace the injured Anthony Sherman. Enter the Juggernaut, but maybe not for a few weeks. Sports agent Andy Simms tweeted that the Reagan Maui’a has re-signed with the team, though he is suspended for three games due to […]
Darnell Dockett, never one to really mince words, may have stuck his foot in his mouth, so to speak. The defensive lineman, who has not exactly dominated this season, tweeted last week, saying: I’m back in that kitchen with pyrex Vision!!! I gave 6games to give the other cats some now its time to give […]
The Arizona Cardinals have allowed 24 quarterback sacks in their first seven games this season, a mark that’s the 5th- worst in the league. Quarterback Kevin Kolb has been bludgeoned on a weekly basis, and now his status for Sunday’s game against St. Louis is in doubt with a case of turf toe he suffered […]
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb suffered a turf toe injury early on in Sunday’s matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Kolb said that he was taking the injury day-by-day as he waits for more of the swelling to go down and hopefully more movement. The injury could affect the way Kolb throws the ball but nothing […]
Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett believes his team is competing at a high level and has faith they will turn things around. “At the end of the day we have a lot of football left,” Dockett said. “We win one or two in a row and this whole thing will turn around but right […]
Don’t expect any major changes to the Cardinals depth chart in the coming weeks ahead in the season. When you are 1-6, you search for answers that will solve some of the problems facing your team. Substituting in new players at the depth chart is a common place to start. “If there is a chance […]
As the Cardinals continue to lose, the number of fans calling for head coach Ken Whisenhunt to be fired will surely grow. If you already consider yourself on the “fire Whisenhunt” bandwagon, you might want to get comfortable. Arizona Sports 620’s Doug Franz and Ron Wolfley share the opinion that Whisenhunt won’t be going anywhere […]
Bowl eligibility. That phrase shouldn’t excite the fan base of any halfway decent college football program. Unless you haven’t sniffed that phrase in three years. The Arizona State Sun Devils reached bowl eligibility for the first time since 2007 with their 48-14 win over Colorado on Saturday night, meaning fans of the fork can start […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks made a handful of roster moves Monday, exercising mutual options on Willie Bloomquist and Henry Blanco, while declining options for Zach Duke and Aaron Hill. Bloomquist declined the option, opting instead to become a free agent in hopes of signing a long-term deal with the team. The utility player hit .266 last […]
Clearly this season has not gone as planned for the Arizona Cardinals. The team stands at 1-6 with the 21st ranked offense and 29th ranked defense. Obviously there are plenty of holes to fill, and some could make the argument that almost every position needs an upgrade, but one glaring weakness the Cards possess is […]
Arizona Cardinals running back Beanie Wells has often been criticized for his lack of toughness and durability, but Sunday those critics were silenced. Against the Ravens, Wells played through a knee injury that he suffered the week before against Pittsburgh. When the running back suffered the injury many thought he might be lost for the […]
Becoming bowl eligible would’ve been celebrated by ASU last season and even the season before. But not this year. Not with a season where the expectations are much higher than just reaching the post-season and any one of the 35 different bowl games. “Obviously that’s a first goal of many we’re trying to achieve this […]
Where did all the talk of University of Arizona’s demise go all of the sudden? Is this the same team that was embroiled in drama fitting a CBS daytime TV show instead of a made-for-TV drama played only in March? Suffering through Kevin O’Neill (34 games) and Russ Pennell (35 games) was a tough and […]
Dennis Erickson had just wrapped up his weekly press conference when he returned for a second round of questions. Though this time he had grown several inches. 6-foot-8 Brock Osweiler, the Sun Devils star quarterback, walked in for his own Monday press conference dressed up as his head coach for Halloween. Follow @Vincemarotta
Kevin Kolb was sacked six times Sunday in Baltimore, a ridiculously high number that should give any coach pause before sending the same group out the next week. At his weekly press conference Monday, Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said change might be in order. “I think that when you’re 1-6 you’ve got to look at […]
To say Cardinals cornerback A.J. Jefferson had a rough day Sunday would be an understatement. The 23-year-old was routinely burned in the second half by Ravens receiver Anquan Boldin, and appeared to be benched late in the game. Afterwards Jefferson, who has taken to Twitter before to vent after games, did so once again. Only […]
It was only a matter of time before Kevin Kolb came up hobbling. The quarterback has been sacked 24 times — second most in the NFL — and has been hit on countless other plays. Sunday, in Baltimore, Kolb suffered what head coach Ken Whisenhunt described as a “turf toe” injury in the first quarter, […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils left no doubt on Saturday night , taking apart their new Pac-12 rival Colorado 48-14 in front of a Homecoming crowd at Sun Devil Stadium. With the win, the Sun Devils pushed their record to 6-2 and 4-1 in conference play. Apparently the voters in both the AP and USA […]
When forward Vernon Fiddler chose to leave the Phoenix Coyotes during free agency over the summer, he left because he was going to get paid more and felt that he had done his share on the ice, right? Well, sort of. According to The Arizona Republic, the reason Fiddler left is quite the gray area. […]
The Arizona Cardinals dressed up for Halloween as a good NFL team. For 30 minutes, they really looked the part. After 60 minutes, everyone at M&T Bank Stadium and around the league knew that it was just an impressive costume. These are the same Arizona Cardinals. After building an impressive 24-6 halftime lead on the […]
The bye week did Arizona State some good. Dennis Erickson’s 21st-ranked Sun Devils were saddled with a 14-point loss to the Oregon Ducks two weeks ago. Two full weeks of marinating in that feeling of defeat. Two weeks of agonizing over plays that could have been made and opportunities missed. But once the Devils ran […]
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